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The City of Ballarat is changing the way it engages with the community in relation to the preparation of the annual budget, shifting to a single engagement period prior to the preparation of the budget.

The Ballarat Animal Shelter has recently celebrated the 3000th animal adopted from the facility.  The record is timely, as tender documents were released for the design services for the new Ballarat Regional Animal Facility, a vital service for the Ballarat community.  The Ballarat Animal Shelter enables adoptions via the PetRescue platform, which it has used since September 2017, in order to get promote its animals to an Australia-wide...

In partnership with the Lions Club of Buninyong-Mount Helen and the Buninyong Community District Association, the City of Ballarat is asking the community to help determine where to place new fitness equipment at De Soza Park.  The Lions Club has proposed to fund three pieces of outdoor exercise equipment for the community’s use at the Buninyong park.  The fitness equipment is aimed at activating the park and providing health benefits t...

Biketober is coming to Ballarat, this October. It is a fun, free and friendly biking challenge for the entire community to take part in throughout the entire month.  The initiative is for everyone, especially non-riders. It’s a great chance to try out bike riding and join up with an experienced rider to enjoy an active mode of transport.  At the City of Ballarat, we are pleased to join with Biketober. The challenge is to ride to work, r...

Tender documents can be obtained from www.eprocure.com.au/ballarat         Tender No      Tender Description      Closes      2023/24-116     City Oval Bowls - Synthetic Green     29/09/23 2pm      2023/24-088   &nb...

Events that were delivered or funded by the City of Ballarat have generated more than $44 million for the city’s economy in the most recent financial year.As part of annual reporting under the Ballarat Events Strategy 2018–2028, the 2023 report card, endorsed by Ballarat City Council on Wednesday night, provides an evaluation of the outcomes from the 2022/23 period against the strategy’s primary objectives.The strategy’s three primary objectives ...

Five local parks are set to be upgraded this summer, as part of the Small Parks Development Program.  Local company SHAE Enterprises have been awarded the tender to complete the upgrades at five neighbourhood reserves.  The community helped shape their local parks in September 2022 and from this feedback the final designs have been prepared.  Full designs can be viewed on the City of Ballarat’s MySay page here.  The five parks...

The City of Ballarat is seeking Expressions of Interests from local organisations or entities that would benefit from financial assistance to deliver programs, projects or activities that provide community and economic benefit to Ballarat.  In its second year, the City Partnerships Program for the 2024/2025 financial year will undertake a different process than its inception for the 2023/2024 financial year.This time, interested parties will...

October has arrived, and it’s time to pump up those tyres and get excited for a month filled with awesome bike ride adventures.  More than 100 people have already registered to take part in Ballarat’s Biketober, with more encouraged to join in for a ‘wheelie’ good time.  Employers across Ballarat and beyond are setting up teams for some healthy, fun competition across the city.  The competition is not about kilometres, but rather p...